Anagnost (Ἀναγνώστης: «Reader»)

ANAGNÒSTE (ἀνγνώστης: “reader”). — In the Eastern Church, the cleric who reads the Sacred Scriptures aloud at religious assemblies. In ancient times he could also preach and teach Christian doctrine, principally to the young. The rite of promoting a cleric to the rank of a. is performed outside the sacred liturgy.